"Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something." - Thomas A. Edison
"I have found that people who can successfully resist temptation invariably lead depressingly stunted lives." — C.D. Payne
"So don't weep for me now, my friends, because science insists that I have not died.
Energy just always changes state and I refuse to believe that human consciousness is the sole exception to this universal law."
- Mark Millar
"Do only butterflies die in flames? What about those devoured by the flames within them?" - E.M. Cioran

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

First Class - Hugh Duffy

Sir Hugh holds the record for the highest single season batting average, .440.  Oddly, SABR didn't find his last hit of 1894 until well after he died.  That's why he's pointing out .438 to Ted Williams.  In '94 he won the triple crown w/ 18HR and 145RBI, also piling up 51 2B, 237H, 160R, 16 3B & 48SB.  One of the best ever, and a personal favorite, Duffy is a 1945 HOF inductee.  The tall dude in the portrait is Cy Young.  Cheers.
Posted by Train at 1:44 AM
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